Artisanal mining is a common activity across much of West Africa and has become more lucrative in recent years due to growing demand for metals and rising prices. Deadly accidents are frequent as ...

The agency’s findings have resulted in the order for the mine’s total and definitive closure. Credit: Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente. Chile’s environmental agency, Superintendencia de Medio ...

A Logan County coal miner died in an accident at a mine in Boone County, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a statement Wednesday. Steven Fields, 55, of Chauncey, died from injuries he sustained in an ...

Mali Gold Mine Accident Kills More Than a Dozen, Including Women and Children BAMAKO (Reuters) - Thirteen artisanal miners, including women and three children, were killed in southwest Mali on ...

A Logan County coal miner died in an accident at a mine in Boone County, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a statement Wednesday. Steven Fields, 55, of Chauncey, died from injuries he sustained in an ...

Chile's national environmental regulator (SMA) ordered the permanent closure of Lundin Mining's Alcaparrosa mine, accusing the miner of causing a large sinkhole near the operation. SMA brought four ...